stratus

«stratus» in Mova's school dictionary: a type of low, flat, grey cloud that covers the sky like… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (stratus, uncountable; stratus clouds; plural strati, rare)

meaning for a pupil

1) Stratus is a type of low, flat, grey cloud that covers the sky like a blanket. tree →

2) Stratus clouds often bring drizzle or mist; stratus at ground level is fog. tree →

sense in the lessons

In science and geography lessons on weather, the main cloud types are cumulus (puffy), stratus (flat layers) and cirrus (high and wispy). Stratus means "spread out" in Latin. Words that combine names: nimbostratus (rain cloud), stratocumulus, altostratus, cirrostratus. Phrases: stratus cloud, a layer of stratus.

examples

• Stratus clouds made the sky grey all day. tree →
• Stratus is a low, flat cloud. tree →
• Drizzle often falls from stratus clouds. tree →
• When stratus touches the ground, we call it fog. tree →
• Cumulus clouds are puffy, but stratus clouds are flat. tree →
• Nimbostratus clouds bring steady rain. tree →

note

Pronounced "STRAY-tus" or "STRAH-tus". Usually uncountable ("stratus") or "stratus clouds". Related word: stratum, a layer of rock (plural strata). Do not confuse with "status".

In the corpora

• Stratus clouds are low flat grey sheets.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «stratus» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.